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Induction


The use of the principle of mathematical induction in a proof. Induction used in mathematics is often called mathematical induction.


See also

Principle of Mathematical Induction, Principle of Strong Induction, Principle of Weak Induction, Transfinite Induction

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References

Buck, R. C. "Mathematical Induction and Recursive Definitions." Amer. Math. Monthly 70, 128-135, 1963.Séroul, R. "Reasoning by Induction." §2.14 in Programming for Mathematicians. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, pp. 22-25, 2000.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Induction." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Induction.html

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